Business Operations, Anduril
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
Job Summary
The Business Operations team at Anduril has two primary responsibilities:
- Help Anduril Scale More Efficiently: Andurils operations teams work across and within each division and functional organization to help them manage the remarkable growth that the organization faces while maintaining the companys fast-paced scrappy culture. Whether it is building out a new process standing up a function that didnt previous exist or building out data-capture and analytics-reporting muscles the team works to drive Anduril towards a more efficient status.
- Executing Special Projects: Operators are frequently pulled into high-priority initiatives that must be solved for Anduril to continue its growth but do not fall neatly into the purview of an existing function. They are some of the first individuals to get tapped when a messy problem needs solving.
As a member of the central Business Operations team you will support any functional org (e.g. Production Strategic Real Estate Mission Readiness etc.) or business line (e.g. Air Dominance & Strike Connected Warfare Maritime etc.) embedded and working cross-functionally with leaders and other stakeholders to solve the organizations messiest problems capture data problem-solve by acting upon that data and enable others to do the same.
- Own operational projects end-to-end from definition to solutioning to implementation to clean transition of ownership. You will be handed ambiguous problems (stand up a new facility diligence an acquisition target localize a product for a new customer) with little information on how to solve them. If this does not excite you this is not the role for you.
- Solve problems at the intersection of people hardware and software systems. Anduril is a hardware business and tracking hardware is messy. Our operations teams work on:
- Inventory management systems
- Staffing & recruiting operations
- Asset-tracking in the field
- Manufacturing systems capturing data on quality issues on the production floor
- Forward-deploy to new locations to stand up facilities establish presence and build relationships with customers partners contractors government stakeholders and prospective hires. You may be Andurils face on the ground before there is a local team to hand off to.
- Partner closely with Strategic Real Estate Global Defense and Corporate Development on site selection lease execution facility buildout tenders and proposals localization planning M&A diligence and post-acquisition operational integration.
- Work on strategic problems providing structure to ambiguity and shepherding cross-functional groups of stakeholders toward informed decisions. The role requires coupling first-principles thinking with creative and iterative analysis to fully detail the impacts of potential decisions often in unfamiliar contexts.
- Work deeply within data and systems. Become intimately familiar with how our business systems (ERP MRP HRIS etc.) function and leverage data from them to execute scrappy analyses on short timelines equipping functional teams with insights and tools to measure and improve their processes.
- Project manage across large distributed groups of stakeholders including C-suite executives and them towards a solution. This role requires the ability to translate across Supply Chain Manufacturing Finance Engineering Legal Compliance People Security Information Technology Recruiting Growth Deployments and more.
- Strong agency and judgment to operate independently. Mature enough to make calls in the moment with imperfect information and mature enough not to go rogue. You know when to decide and when to escalate.
- Builds trust and relationships across functions cultures and seniority levels. You can walk into a room with a defense official a real estate broker or an executive and bring context optimism and insights to the table.
- Comfortable constantly moving between big-picture strategy fine details and execution - sometimes all in the same day. You can shape Andurils approach to a new market and also negotiate lease terms or source a local supplier.
- A strong communicator across a huge dynamic range: working-level engineers finance partners external counterparts and executives often across 12 hour time zones. You over-communicate because you understand trust erodes with distance and silence.
- Self-aware and coachable. You seek feedback and self-correct.
- High ownership with the horsepower to juggle multiple (2-3) projects in parallel at a rapid pace reporting out progress regularly without dropping balls.
- You have 2 years of experience in a management consulting investment banking internal strategy & operations or business analyst role.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
- Former startup founder or early-stage operator: youve built something from zero and know what it takes to create without a playbook.
- You are comfortable communicating broadly and having a lot of eyes on your work. This role can at-times require comms to large groups and senior leadership. This should excite you!
- Undergraduate degree in a STEM major.
US Salary Range
$113000 - $140000 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.
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